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Deposited Papers
Home Office

Dec. 06 2010

Source Page: Measuring different aspects of problem drug use: methodological developments. 129 p.
Document: DEP2010-2180.pdf (PDF)

Found: The drug categories are: cannabis, amphetamines,ecstasy, powder cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin.


Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Feb. 16 2024

Source Page: Use and harms of xylazine, medetomidine and detomidine
Document: A review of the evidence on the use and harms of xylazine (PDF)

Found: Xylazine is a psychoactive adulterant which can be added to heroin or illicitly manufactured fentanyl


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Population Health Directorate

Jan. 30 2024

Source Page: Correspondence regarding drugs policy and right to recovery bill: FOI release
Document: Correspondence regarding drugs policy and right to recovery bill: FOI release (webpage)

Found: In 2021, the Scottish Government promised heroin assisted treatment and overdose prevention centres to


Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

Feb. 16 2024

Source Page: Use and harms of xylazine, medetomidine and detomidine
Document: Cover letter (PDF)

Found: to increase and/or prolong the sedative effects of the fentanyl (which are shorter than those of heroin


Westminster Hall
Illegal Immigration - Tue 10 Sep 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Neil O'Brien (Con - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston) MPs and peers signed that letter.Among those who escaped deportation that day were Ikiva Heaven, a heroin - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024 - Tue 16 Jan 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Allan of Hallam (LD - Life peer) all looked in horror at the situation in the United States, where the firewall that exists between heroin - Speech Link


Deposited Papers

Nov. 26 2009

Source Page: Changes in offending following prescribing treatment for drug misuse. 8 p.
Document: DEP2009-2954.pdf (PDF)

Found: Proportionally, the most marked reductions were for class A drug offences (involving heroin, crack


Commons Chamber
Parc Prison - Mon 13 May 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Stephen Crabb (Con - Preseli Pembrokeshire) Parc recently wrote to the Welsh Affairs Committee:“Drugs are everywhere in prison, from cannabis to heroin - Speech Link


Written Statements
UK-US Data Access Agreement: First Year of Use - Tue 19 Dec 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tom Tugendhat (Con - Tonbridge and Malling) This led to arrests and also the seizure of cash and heroin found at the same site;supporting high-priority - Speech Link


Deposited Papers
Home Office

Dec. 08 2010

Source Page: Drug strategy 2010. Reducing Demand, Restricting Supply, Building Recovery: Supporting People to Live a Drug Free Life. 26 p.
Document: DEP2010-2217.pdf (PDF)

Found: Previous drug strategies have focused on the harms caused by heroin and crack cocaine.